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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was served at the January picnic under the big spruce?

2. What was viewed as the biggest mistake individuals could make regarding their compasses?

3. Along the edge of Cache Lake to the south grew alder side by side with fish-net willows and what else?

4. Jim enjoyed a feeling of danger in which seasonal air?

5. Jim stated he one day hoped to glue together thin strips of white holly and dark wood into a block to carve a what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What views did Jim have regarding birds that migrated?

2. What did Jim begin to think about in February?

3. What did Jim recall when he made one visit to Hank's in January?

4. What did Jim relate about the bear hunt he went on with Chief Tibeash in March?

5. What was Jim reminded of when May arrived?

6. How was Chief Tibeash identified as the headman of his tribe?

7. What happened to the ice in Cache Lake when April arrived?

8. What were Jim's plans for his garden in April?

9. How did Jim come to construct his cabin on Cache Lake?

10. What did those in Cache Lake Country do to obtain sap in March?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jim stipulated that canoe paddles varied as people did, and he had recommendations as to how one should be constructed. What requirements did he stipulate regarding the "blank" from which a paddle was to be made? What were dimensions of different paddle types? What tools were used? What were the steps involved? What did Rowlands advise about the care of a paddle?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Jim view patience as a necessary capacity required to live together with the Indians? How did they view time? How were they capable of acting with astonishing speed without rushing around?

Essay Topic 3

How did Jim know that the sap had begun? What processes did he, Hank, and Chief Tibeash follow in collecting sap and producing syrup and sugar? How did their ways differ from earlier Indian approaches? What recommendations were offered? What RESPECTIVE quantities of sap did it take to yield a gallon of syrup and a pound of sugar?

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